Gateway2000 Laptop Issue

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BurnMaster06
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Hi all
I have a Gateway 2000 Laptop with a major problem. When I hit the power button, the power light comes on, but theres no HD spinning up, no floppy access, no screen, NOTHING! :cry: Its a Solo 2300 with a Pentium 200MMX and 128MB ram....thats about all I know

PLEASE HELP!!
thx :lol:
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Rainbow
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Looks like a power supply (inside the notebook) failure. Often, it's only a blown fuse. I've seen it on a Kapok 486 notebook - works fine after replacing (needs a soldering iron).
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BurnMaster06
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ok....out of nowhere the thing started 2 work......sometimes it comes on, sometimes it dont. I'm thinking its still the power supply but is it really worth fixing? :mrgreen:
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